...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

28.1.13

[News] ‘Flower Boys Next Door’ Is Sold to Japan for Record Amount.

[News] ‘Flower Boys Next Door’ Is Sold to Japan for Record Amount.

Cr. - enewsworld

TvN’s Flower Boys Next Door is heading to Japan - after earning a handsome amount.

On January 28, tvN revealed it had recently sold the broadcast rights for the popular drama to Japan for the highest price yet for a Korean cable series.

As the third part of tvN’s “Flower Boys” series, Flower Boys Next Door has been receiving solid viewership and most recently lodged a 3.26 viewership rating.

According to tvN, Flower Boys Next Door will begin airing in Japan beginning in May. In addition, the series will air in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and more for a total of ten different countries in Asia in the near future.

The romantic comedy is based on a popular webtoon and stars Park Shin Hye, Yoon Shi Yoon and others.